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Dislodgment of an atrial screw-in pacing lead 10 years after implantation
Takashi Tokano1, Yuji Nakazato, Akitoshi Sasaki
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. taka@med.juntendo.ac.jp
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
|February 7, 2004
Abstract:
Dislodgment of an atrial screw-in pacing lead is quite rare. This report describes a rare case of an atrial screw-in lead dislodgment 10 years after implantation. Although it is an uncommon complication, very late dislodgment can occur postoperatively, and careful follow-up is necessary.
